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Anybody out there that could recommend a professional in the Tampa Bay Area to restore the finish on an antique inlaid dining table. It's at least 150 years old. I was told it was built in France for the British market. Oak with fruitwood inlay.

Thanks David. As a former french polisher, I really enjoyed the video. Your way regarding the grain filler is a little different from the method I learned as an apprentice in the late '70's early '80's. But I like it. We used to use oils and driers such as goldsize and terebine mixed with grain filler which was tinted with the desired pigments for colour matching. I've also heard of using plaster of paris finished over with boiled linseed oil to fill the grain. I've got a antique Australian cedar table to restore soon and you've reminded me of some of those little processes that I've forgotten. Hats off to you. All the best from down under. Regards Michael Shaw.

Watching from Michigan. Thanks so much for taking the time to show all the steps. Perfection! Oh, and what's with the artwork on the far wall?

I will learn from you Working on a multiple fracture plaster statue. Will make it happen. Thank you for sharing your talents with me.

I am going to repair 6 ft outdoor statue that blew off the mount. Missing some of the actual pieces so glad to see how you did replacement parts. Waynesville IL 61778

Darn .... I wish your volume was better .... your music is Loud but your voice is hardly adaptable .... I am working on restoring a piece for a patron and really wanted to hear how you did this ...

And you have a rotten taste of music which is even worse.

wtf do you have background music going on to drown out the commenatry ???

Great show from Antrim Ireland.

Are you still doing this, for hire? I have a plaster crucifix of Jesus that my great-grandmother had. I would really like some professional help.

Watching your video in Scotland,and it was very understandable, educational and well presented. Thanks,regards John

Three coats of Arm-R-Seal in gloss.

Your channel is a breath of fresh air on TH-cam.

What do you do if a statue has a leg broken off the body, and is used for the primary weight holding? I thought to use the nails after drilling holes but does it need to connect to the body again?

Hopefully the white house was able to get you some saw horses that don’t wobble through an entire project. Hard for me to watch someone working on such an unstable setup.

that music is so annoying while you barley talking wish you would just turn it off

I was hoping to watch you actually do the carving and texturing. Bummer... But. Great overall...

Truth time. How long did it take to talk yourself into making that first scratch?

Thank you making and publishing this video. A couple of oops with the squeaky trestle and forgetting to push record, but I have seen the same happen to people who have been producing for years. What are your thoughts on stopping at the satin stage? Would stopping there give the piece enough protection? I have some pieces that would not suit the high gloss. Now I suppose I will have to get Instagram. 🤗

Interesting video, watching from Brisbane Australia cheers Graham

Great video. Building up the nerve to do this on a pair of end tables. Charlotte NC.

Thanks 😎

Just getting into wood work. Great video. Watching from Perú.

In my opinion as an experienced professional restorer and conservator of antique furniture for over 35 years, the use of wax underneath a shellac finish is poor practice. There is no reason to use wax and it’s certainly not used in the UK in this way. Traditional finishers used plaster or similar to clog the grain but I favour the pigmented thixotropic grain fillers available these days . These have the benefit of staining and filling at the same time and there is no danger of white pumice or plaster showing through.

Cut the crappy music

Your teaching video is good… the background bird noise is very distracting though

Thanks for walking through your technique - very insightful! from Australia.

Well done. I was just commissioned a set of very old “stations of the cross” and this was very helpful. It is all about invention!

Thanks for showing your work from the UK 👍

Can an alcohol based stain be used over shellac? Or would it make more sense to dye the shellac with the stain? I’m going to be working on birch that I’ll be oiling with Teak Oil first. I really only want to get some slight coloring from the stain. I also don’t have a clue regarding what I’m talking about. Would wax play any part?

What oil and how much do you put in the shellac? Thanks

Great knowledge ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Enjoyed the video, I’ll confess I forwarded sometimes to avoid the sound of those metal legs 😅 music balance seemed fine to me I could hear you clearly. But in general I can live without music in these types of video, but either way is fine.

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i would think the wax would cause an adhesion issue. it doesn't??

Even this was not an image of George Hepplewhite. This was a painted portrait of the famous scotish architect Robert Adam. Please do better research.

I been doing French polishing on pianos for a year now and doing furniture is so much more easier with pianos you have to lay down anything from 200 to 400 layers 😂 before you start thinking about using a rubber but you get that beautiful flat mirror finish

Darin in South Austin-Buda Tx. Finisher of 20+years. Watching for fun! Truly a skill that’s a rare animal these days with the conversion varnishes sprayed on with airless air assisted guns. I would rather dip my hands in Denatured alcohol over T67-F47 catalyzed with V66-V26 Any day! The slurry portion is a big key. Theses days grain fillers are obsolete. Just spray on an extra coat or two of s. sealer &off you go! As far as the music goes you work the circuit of shops in the states you learn to work with machines, four different styles of music on full blast with people yelling and laughing( sometimes at you!) you just learn your craft and do what you do with a smile. So crank it up! Puro Tejjano! A central Texas!

Amazing!!!! You are a wonder worker David!

what epoxy putty would you use to repair an antique mirror frame made of plaster (covering wood)? It will require some sculpting to match the original design. (pieces missing)

Can you use an electric buffer for this? Maybe with a wool pad change for each step? I ask because for those who are disabled/chronic pain, doing this process might be too much. I love the look but I've got Fibromyalgia and shoulder pain is an issue.

Nice job but I would have preferred to know what the stain is rather than what music you used which I turned off anyway.

I don't get it/ You applied wax first rather thanpumice and shellac. How did the shellac stick to a waxed surface?

Lol. Attempting to polish with a loose table moving about = impossible. Did you remove all the oil you added? If not the top is probably cracked by now. Lol. You don't dip your rubber into the shellac like a sponge, you open the wiper and dip the wadding only and restretch your rubber, then knock it flat, it should look like an iron, not a potato. Never use spirit stain underneath shellac, shellac melts it, we use water stain. You put wax under shellac? Your finish is now super weak. Lol. You absolutely have to remove all traces of wax before shellacking. You never use pumice. 100 years ago they used plaster of Paris with dye and water. Lool. Funny how Americans are such great woodworkers yet have zero idea about wood finishing. You never put oil on at the start 😂😂😂 you use a wet fad. Only after 100 coats you can use oil, say a vew drops flicked on and a dab or two on your rubber, then you have to remove it with meths and shellac. I can see the surface is already pitted. It will craze and crack within a year or two. If you practice you don't need oil. But you cannot pull the finish over and dry your rubber out if your table top is flapping about. The amount of force you have to apply would pull the top onto the floor, it's basically a maximal effort push on the rubber and squeeze of the rubber. This is totally an awful way to polish and the finish is already primed for short term failure.😢

Hi David What wood stain did you use? Thanks 👍

Very beautiful job. Buffalo NY

Hi - I just saw your amazing video of the repaired PIETA! I have a 37" tall virgin mary that needs fingers replaced (both hands). I live in NC, but will be driving to PA. Is there any way that you can repair and paint for me? How do I get in touch with you? Thank you.

FANTASTIC - please fill in your stain formulations and your shellac ratios. Super finish - thanks for sharing.

WAX and Pumice fill???? surely not. Plus how did you get the circles out after drying overnight. They don't show in the video , it looks clear......

Thanks for this mate. 🧉 t was very helpful and informative 👍